NEWS: CODELOCKS TO PROVIDE ACCESS CONTROL TO HEALTHCARE SECTOR

Leading manufacturer of standalone locking systems Codelocks, is supplying medical equipment manufacturer Freeway Medical with electronic cabinet locks for medical trolleys and patient lockers for the NHS and private sector.

Commenting on the use of Codelocks systems on medical equipment, Ian Jones from Freeway Medical said, “We previously used seven lever leverlocks with keys sourced from China however we found them to be of very low quality. Freeway Medical decided to switch to Codelocks as a cost effective, convenient alternative as the keypad access system means keys are not required for hospital staff members. The CL1000 is the best lock on the market for this application and is designed specifically for cupboards, cabinets and lockers.”

The CL1000 has 3 programme levels. The Master Code can be used to put the lock into two modes of operation; the Multiple User Code mode is a default setting which can be repeatedly used to open the lock; and the One-Time User Code mode in which the lock can be locked and opened once before the code is erased for the new user to enter a new code. This latter mode is for units that have multiple short-term occupancy such as cabinets housing patient belongings in hospitals. 

The cabinet locks have been installed on custom designed medical equipment for the new Cardio Thoracic Critical Care Unit opening at The John Radcliff Hospital, Oxford, with facilities to accommodate a computer based patient monitoring system. The top drawers of the units are used to store non-controlled patient drugs and patient belongings and so required a high quality locking device. The CL1000 lock has also been used on medical equipment for the University College Hospital in London. These units required a large lockable drawer at the bottom of the unit to accommodate patient belongings.